Tag Archives: Ironman

If At First You Don’t Succeed, Tri, Tri Again!

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

Vineman, Sonoma County, CA: July 30, 2011   The more I read and heard about Ironman St. George during the course of my training for it, the more I realized that finishing that race was going to be a serious … Continue reading →

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An Exercise in Courage

Posted on May 13, 2011 by

Ironman St. George: May 7, 2011 Three years after my first attempt at completing an Ironman, I found myself on the beach of Sand Hollow Reservoir this past Saturday, about to get into the water to begin Ironman St. George.  … Continue reading →

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Halle-LEW-jah!!!

Posted on October 10, 2010 by

Lew Hollander completed the Ironman World Championship race in Kona last night in 15:48:40, well over an hour before the midnight cut-off.  Oh, and he’s 80 years old.  I guess this means I have no good excuse now not to … Continue reading →

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The Most Athletic Day Of My Life

Posted on June 11, 2010 by

Note: The post that follows was written in April 2008, when the events of the day were still fresh in my mind. Ironman Arizona: April 13, 2008 It was somewhere around 6:40am when I jumped into Tempe Town Lake.  It … Continue reading →

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Mr. Hollander’s Opus: An Ironman At 80

Posted on June 5, 2010 by

“It’s one step after another, you know, and you just keep going.  And that’s what life is.  One little barrier they keep throwin’…Somebody upstairs just keeps throwing these barriers in front of you, and you just keep hopping over them, … Continue reading →

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